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Anna & Pablo’s RSR P650

Rostato said:
That’s not the best solution at all. You’ll still have pressure points at the high spots. Might level it but will create uneven load.

If I’m wrong someone correct me. I’m no engineer.
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I'm no engineer either, but I think your wrong. At least in general, if you level a tank stand it's because you put stuff under it so there effectively are no "high spots" hence no pressure points. In fact that's what the stand apparently tries to do with 20+ leveling feet around the perimeter, instead of just one at each corner, it distributes the load to more places. So if you distribute the load you reduce the "pressure points", putting down composite decking could have done just that... but again depending upon how it was done.
 
svreef said:
I ordered the damn feet. $28 for a pack of 5. Needed 21, paying for 25.

Big shout out to Kyle from Aqua Lab Aquaria for being extremely helpful and prompt in dealing with Red Sea!!!


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Annoying to have to wait for them before continuing, but it’s important to have a (literally) good foundation for your new tank :)
 
svreef said:
I think I have a solution that will be stronger than the feet but not as pretty. I will put down a 1/4” rubber mat - the type they use at gyms, which is virtually indestructible. This will absorb the irregularities in the tile floor and will be self-leveling.

On top of the mat, I will place composite decking boards, which will distribute the load from the edges of the stand.

I’ll hide it with white trim.




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Self leveling mats will not help.
Key is that you want it to be level, plus have the FORCE on each point be the same.
With a springy mat, sure it will look level, but only because the high points are squished down, which means all the load is still on those
points, which means it twists your stand.

You need shims or adjustable feet.
Lots of shims are great, but a hassle, and they can pop out and move around.
Glad you ordered the feet.
 
FYI: I used a different method.
I put plastic on the floor, then gobs of thickened epoxy in lots of places where stand would rest, then set stand down nice and level and let epoxy set up.
You end up with lots of epoxy shims. Perfect hight, super strong, and do not move.
 
Got the feet on and the tank moved into position, but there’s a corner crack. I can’t gauge how severe it is.

What do I do now?

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Yeah that don't look good. You can see the 2nd picture where there's a thin line of the glass cracked that doesn't terminate yet so there's still more cracking to be done. Now if that was a superficial chunk of glass taken out of the edge I would be less worried, The silicone looks fine, and for a smaller sized tank I wouldn't be too worried, but yeah that crack doesn't look finished and there's no telling which direction it could go.

Was that black backing covering that up at all this whole time? The seller maybe didn't know? Or worse... did know.
 
sfsuphysics said:
Yeah that don't look good. You can see the 2nd picture where there's a thin line of the glass cracked that doesn't terminate yet so there's still more cracking to be done. Now if that was a superficial chunk of glass taken out of the edge I would be less worried, The silicone looks fine, and for a smaller sized tank I wouldn't be too worried, but yeah that crack doesn't look finished and there's no telling which direction it could go.

Was that black backing covering that up at all this whole time? The seller maybe didn't know? Or worse... did know.
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Any idea how that happened? Loading/unloading maybe? I never saw it that’s for sure. The black back is factory so not added to hide anything.
 
It probably happened while moving the tank. The black covering is factory on the overflow side.


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Depending upon how much risk you want to ride, you MAY be able to fix it with that same crap they sell for minor windshield repairs, it's a liquid resin that you squirt into a little suction cup dodad and great pressure to force it into all the cracks, however I'm fairly certain it's UV activated so if you went that route you'd want to put your tank outside to cure... yeah I dunno.
 
Dang, that’s a big time bummer. I broke a tank one time loading it into my van. Pushed the edge right into a metal seat holder that is almost but not quite flush with the floor.
Maybe ask Red Sea if they have any ideas on how to fix or reinforce it.
 
Thx everyone, I’m crushed but in the end it’s about $$$. I’m going to see how many of those it takes to replace the tank.

Anyone want a lovely, rimless terrarium?


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There’s someone here on BAR that does glass work and I’m sure you could get a quote on a pice of glass to replace that; worth more than the shot!,
 
xcaret said:
There’s someone here on BAR that does glass work and I’m sure you could get a quote on a pice of glass to replace that; worth more than the shot!,
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Hey I haven't forgotten about you. Let me remind the office lady tomorrow about your piece

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Thst crack looks to be on the inside of the pane. It might hold for ever but once you fill with water thr pressure will most likely make the chip run. If it was on the outside it wouldn't be much of an issue.

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Much better to spend the $500 on a new tank and never know if it would have held water or not, then to use a cracked tank and find out.
 
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